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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20

work that cannot be made souvenir. of some
loved hand is to be executed in little workshops
close by, under the eye OF the master. OF
course, finishing in this way takes
time. and Mr.. Herkomer intends to spend ten
years over it, but when it is done it will Dot
contain, if he avoid it. single inch OF dull,
meaningless, stupid detail. of laborious ugliness
cheap sham. Whatever materials are used
are of the best and most solid kind The
rooms mostly paneled in oak, the cupboards
in the drawing room have doors with panels OF
pierced and repoussed soft steel. and copper,
wrought iron and stone take the place of the film
sv wooden baluster work which we use SO freely
What with the material. the design and the
method of execution, Professor Herkomer's
house is certainly one of the most remarkable or
modern times. It is said that the ipexhaus.ible
beauty of detail of the old German churches
suggested to him his plan for making his house
sort or museum of artistic workmanship, but.
much as we may delight in the productions OF
Adam Kraft his friend, We must acknowl-
edge that the nineteenth century furnishes us
with greater resources of material than they
had and under such master as Herkomer the
realization of his scheme might we'll mark an
era in art"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20
ELECTRIC MOTORS.
Their Widespread Use in Many Small Manu-
featuring Establishments.

Their Widespread Use in Many Small Manu-
featuring Estabiishm
New York Letter.
Special interest is now being manifested in
electric motors Manufacturers of them say
there is no business in the country more active
than theirs to-day, although it Is, as a CONNER
cial development. practically the growth of but
one year There now TO, 900 electric motors
running in this country, nearly all of which
electric light circuits, which have
double duty to PERFORM supplying power by day
and light by night
Areporter was informed to-day by q gentle
man who has made close study of this
and promising field, that one motor company
alone Is now building motors for 1000 horse
power, and has more orders ahead than it
fill for months. Another company, making
smaller sizes of motors, has built 2, 500 since
last Novembe The tendency is toward
using larger sizes. up to twenty-five horse power,
it being found that the motor makes dust
and scarcely any noise, occupies minimum of
space, generates no heat and Is started or stop
ped by the turning of switch. The motor
runs as we'll at the bottom OF mine as at the
top of the highest building. All that is needed
is that little wires from the central station shall
be connected with it, and then fifty 500 of
of them a single circuit without in
any way interfering with each other.
Some of the to which motors are being
put are decidedly original. For running print
ing presses they are in great favor and are now
used in number of newspaper Offices. The
Detroit Daily Tribune IS regularly printed by
electric motor power and motors may be found
in the Offices of the Lowell Daily News and the
Daily Courier, the Lawrence Mass American,
the Elgin (Ill.) News and the local papers at
Abilene and Hutchinson, Kan, and elsewhere.
More than score are now running freight and
passenger elevators in this city. One motor in
Detroit, Mich, is driving the machinery of
knitting mill that employs 2, 900 hands. Large
numbers of motors in all parts Of the country
are used on dental lathes, icecream freezers.
fans ventilators, sewing machines. drills, pol
ishing machines laundry apparatus. etc. In
one Western town a motor pumped water from
an artesian we'll 600 feet deep In Pennsylvania
two more are employed in filing and washing
beer bottles. At livery stable motor is in
successful use currying and brushing borses,
where it also runs an elevator pumps water and
furnishes light.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20

PLANTATION of the seizure in Behring sea, on July
D. u and IL of the schooner w. F. Saynard, the
steamer-schooner Dolphin and the steamer
schooner Grace. all of Victoria, B. O., captured
bv the Upited States revenue cutter Rush. and
and carried into Sitka. Alaska. where they have
been placed in charge of the United States mar
shall. The request is couched In diplomatic Ian
guage, and makes no assertions as to the legal
itv OF the captures 1t simply asks that her
Maiestys government may be informed of the
facts. In reply q certified copy of the report of
Captain Shepard, commanding the revenue cut
ter Rush. has been transmitted to the Brit
sh minister. The leading features OF
that report have been made public but
some details need explanation. Captain Shop
ard states that the Saynard captured fifty
miles and the Dolphin forty miles from Cape
cheerful, while the Grace was seized ninety
Eve miles from Oonalaska. Cape Cheerful is
not set down In any map nor does it appear
upon the photographic charts. 1t is understood,
however. to be the northernmost point of Coma
lRska island. and consequently all three captures
were made in a line with each other. From Coma
laska belt of small Islands only few miles
apart stretches across the About $50 miles
distant from Oonalaska are the two islands of
St. George and St. Paul, known the "Prbyoo
islands," which are the chief breeding places of
the fur seals in the Behrine To reach
them the seals have to pass through two mar
row channels between Oonalaska and its
neighboring islands, aud their course after
passing through these channels Is as
straight and as well known the lane
route Of the Atlantic steamers. The British
steam sealers. whose seizure is questioned, sta
toned themselves on this route. having native
Indians with their canoes on board They low
cred the canoes every morning and took them up
again at night with their easily captured prey
On one vessel 485 seaskins found, GA of
which were admitted to have been captured in
this manner in the Behring The British
minister has been informed that these proceed
ings held by the United States to be in vio-
lation OF Section 1856 of the Revised Statutes,
which provides that person shall kill any fur
seal within the limits Of Alaska territory. or in
the waters thereof, and all vessels found eneag-
ing in violating this section shall be forfeited
At the same time it has pointed out that the
question is before the United States Court at
Sitka sitting in admiralty for adjudication. and
that all reasonable facilities will be afforded the
owners of the captured vessels to clear them
selves Of the charges preferred.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20
How Tim Coughlin Went to Jail.
Chatsworth Gil. } Special.

ChatsWorth fIll.) Special
1t was but very few minutes before the
nature of the finding known throughout the
village. and Notwithstanding the fact that Tim
othy Coughlin is known and respected by every
living soul within radius of several miles.
there was a general consensus of opinion that in
the face of the evidence other verdict was
possible. warrant for Coughins arrest was
at once made out by Coroner Long and intrusted
to Deputy Sheriff Sanford He found his man
at work on the track about mile this side of
the locality of the wreck, and brought him to
the city. He was terribly agitated. despite his
efforts to maintain his self-control, and in trem-
bling accents he again and again assured the Of
ficer til at he faithfully performed his duty and
did all nat could do toward having the
track in proper condition the evening proceed
ing the accident He lives in a section house
the side of the track, about a hundred yards west
of the Chatsworth depot, and there was pain
full scene whom, accompanied by the officer, be
went to his home to break the news and to say
goodbye before going to jail His wife. gray
haired. matronly woman, hung upon his neck
and sobbed and moaned as though her heart
would break. while his children clustered
around him and mingled their tears with hers.
At II o'clock he left with the officer for Chenoa,
en- route to Pontiac. The family and some of
his neiehbors were gathered the outside of
the cottage as the train went bv, and for mo.
ment the air was filed with sobs and means
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20
Wayne County Teachers Institute.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
CENTREvILLE, Aug. 19.-This body of teach
ers has been In session during this week under
very fattering auspices to the new management.
The regular instructors-Mr. J. V. Coombs, pres
ident of the Indiana Normal College: Mr.. T. G.
Afford, principal OF Indianapolis ighschool;
Mr.. w. F. l.. Sanders. superintendent of Cam
bridge City schools, and Miss Amanda Elliott,
assistant principal of Frankfort High-school-
have been very earnest and enthusiastic in their
respective lines of work, which is very heartily
Endorsed by the institute. Prof. J. T. Reese, of
Cambridge City, assisted by Miss Billy, of Dub
lin, and Miss Gentry, of Centreville, organsts.
has enlivened and enriched the enjoyment of the
session by furnishing "soul of song" general
choruses and select pieces. Prof. J. N. Study,
of Richmond, read paper on education. Rev.
DR.. Dobbs delivered very interesting public
lecture the Pharaohs and Egypt. MIR. J. V.
Coombs gave two public lectures-one. ''Strange
Things and Funny People," the other 'Shams"
which were full of satire and fine humor. Mr.
B. F. Wissler. county superintendent, may just
ly feel mplimented on this successful be-
ginning OF his management in carrying the
work heretofore well inaugurated, and the
teachers feel that they give him their
hearty support, in that in him they find the
earnest advocate OF every good effort in the
cause of education. The attendance is the
largest in the knowledge of your correspondent
-145 paid-up enrolled members. The subject
of the Teachers Reading Circle was considered,
and nearly one hundred enrolled.
The officers of the institute are Superintendent
b. +. Wssler; A. j. Johnson, of Milton, secre-
tary, and t. s. Pyle. of Whitewater, assistant
The institute will close tonight with
a grand teachers social and reunion at the town
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20
A CONGRESSMAN CAUGHT.

He Loses Bet to His Friends Because
White Horses Follow Red Hair.
Washington Special.
The theory that red headed girl attracts
white horse has lately received w great deal OF
attention from those who have a considerable
amount OF spare time upon their hands. In
front of the principal hotels there can be found
any afternoon party of department officials,
attorneys. politicians and few stray members
of Congress, who watch the approach of every
woman and furtively steal a glance at her hair
If il happens to be of a shade approaching red
every pair of eyes in the party will be turned
toward the horses passing the streets. The
sight Of white horse will call forth the excla-
nation, "There it is" and the watchers will wait
for the next woman with the sunlight hair. These
vigils have been kept up for several weeks now,
and it is not recorded that woman with red
hair has passed without the accompanying
white horse.
Among those who have pursued the investiga-
man Wilkins. of Ohio This gentleman offered
to bet box OF choice cigars that the theory
would not hold good in the event of collection
of red tresses That is, he would buy the smok-
ing material if half dozen of red heads
should be seen and as many white horses at the
same time The rest of the party, who were
firm believers in the attractions of red and white
hair. accepted the wager. Shortly afterward
Mr.. wilkins suggested walk The party started
from the Eobitt House and proceeded TO the
corner of Thirteenth and F streets, where there
is store for the sale of human hair In the
window Of this establishment were about
dozen clay" heads. Seven OF these were adorned
with wigs of different shades of redness.
There was not a horse in sight the party
approached, and Mr.. Wilkins said: There
boys, Reina Victorias are good enough for me-"
Just at that moment the tramp of horses was
heard coming around the corner. They all
looked and saw white hearse returning
from funeral, followed by eight carriages,
O wa " n Dair Of 1h ita
horse Reina Victorias were good enough for
the rest of the party. They have been smoking
the brand for a week, and now Wilkins is as
firm believer in the red headed girl white
horse theory any of the others
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20
Minor Notes.

The annual conference of the Methodist Prot
estant Church of Indiana is in session at Mount
Olive. The business before the session is the
discussion of measures pertaining to the welfare
of the denomination. and the assignment of pas
tors to their charges for the ensuing year.
Something over hundred ministers are in at
tendance.
The next thing on the programme at Warsaw
is the coming camp-meetng for the promotion
of holiness. A number of their meetings have al
ready been held there, and all of them have been
we'll attended, but the one to begin on Aug. %
gives promise Of eclpsing in every way any similar
effort ever held in northern Indiana. The Revs.
Sam Jones, Sam Small and number of scarcely
less known revivalists are to be present
John Donham and William Montague, two
young men of Stoney-creek township, Madison
county, have been arrested upon the charge of
arson. Sunday night Aiva Gentry's barn. near
Perkinsville, was discovered to be on fire and
was partially burned, the loss aggregatng about
81. 900. The fire was known to be of iucendiary
origin, and Gentry caused the arrest of the
above young men, as they had openly threatened
to burn him out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20
The Camp Meeting at Philadelphia.


PHILADELPHIA. Aug. ia union camp
meeting commenced Aug. at Spring
lake camp grounds These beautiful grounds
are located near Philadelphia, the Panhandle
railroad, sixteen mile east of Indianapolis. They
contain thirty acres of fine forest grove and an
artificial lake Of several acres fed by springs.
The grounds have been fitted up with especial
view for meetings. Sabbath school picnics and
other entertainments. The meetings now in
progress are under the management of Rev E.
j. Scott. The workers are evangelists and min
listers representing the Msthodists, Friends
United Brethren and other Christian churches.
The object of the meetings is not mere literary
entertainment and speculation but the building
up of believers in the faith and the conversion
of sinners. The attendance has been steadily
increasing from the beginning Harmony pre-
val is among the workers who seem TO have no
other object in view but the Advancement Of the
The preaching and teaching is clear and
pointed. The songs of the primitive type
and without the aid Of any instrumental music.
Both day and evening services are held. Among
way. of the M. f. Church; E. j. Scott of Friends
Church; J. Taught. of q. B. Church; Mr.. aud
Mrs Davis, of the Winebenerians. Rev. J.
Adams is announced to be present on next Sab
bath. Bevs. Elwood, Scott and M. NJ Binford,
of Carthage. joined in the work this week. The
meetings announced to continue until the
Both. Special trains will be run from Indianap-
oils and Richmond on the Sabbath for the &C
commodation of those desiring to attend.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

F. A Hoyt. cashier of tho Putnam County
Savings Bank. at Carmel, n. Y, is defaulter in
the sum of $3.50
heavy white frost yesterday morning did
considerable damage to vines in the vicinity of
East Tawas, Mich Forest fires have again
started near there.
Squire Henry Grice. prominent farmer of
the western part of Clinton county, and justice
of the peace, dropped dead in Frankfort, yester-
day, of heart disease.
j. Bastow. a wealthy PEORIA ILL.,, citizen, was
found dead in saloon in Detroit yesterday af-
ternoon. He had been drinking hard. On the
body "a large number of valuable diamonds were
found.
The Bank of London. Ont, suspended pay
ment yesterday morning. This bank had a sub
scrbed capital of ST. 000 900, of which 1923 5SS is
paid up. Very little loss is anticipated by bill
holders.
Sixty-nine employees of the Chicago, St Louis
q Pittsburg railroad, who make their headouar-
tiers at Logansport. had their wages garnished
In consequence they have formed pool to test
the legality of the law. and committee of thir-
teen have gone to Chicago to institute proceed
ings in the Illinois courts
Edward A. Johnson, a noted crook and ex-
press robber, who escaped from the Nashville
penitentiarv, and for whom large rewards are
offered, arrived at Louisville yesterday morning
in charge of Chief of Police Whallen who capt
ured johnson in Cincinnati, as he was coming
out of a Sunday school mission. He will be
taken TO Tennessee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20
LABOR INTERESTS.
The General Master Workman ofthe knights
Answers Some Criticisms.


Answers Some Criticisms.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19-Mr Powderly's
paper, the Journal of United Labor, will say on
Saturday:
1.-THE enemies OF order, and particularly
those who sail under the labor flag, are never
tired of misinterpreting its aims and trying to
undermine its influence. To effect this they
know they cannot successfully attack our prin-
ciples and hence they strive to arouse jealousy
md bad feeling among the Knights by sneering
~ and decrying everything the leaders do, and
accusing them of doing things for which they
rot at all responsible. The new movement
toward practical cooperation is q good example
Of this. The amended constitution sent down
by the late Richmond convention and adopted
by the locals provides for a general CO operative
fund to be recruited by monthly compulsory
assessments of two cents per member The
Journal lately took occasion to uphold the wis
dom of this constitutional provision. and in this
1t has only given expression to the general senti
ment of the order But it would appear from
some recent outside editorial columns that the
whole'thing is nothing but a Powderly con-
spiracy, or. as one editor, puts 1t:
1.-The leaders Of the Knights of Labor are
trying to build up system which shall enable
them to control the workingmen of the United
States with a close approach to absolute author
ity. An order has been issued for a compulsory
assessment ETC.
This will strike the average knight as some
thing akin to nonsense There has been no or
der issued. for the reason that the new method
OF accommodating the fund is simply and solely
due to n constitutional provision in the adop-
ton of which the leaders had just one vote
each; aud further the general executive board
has no initiative in the m Management OF the fund.
This is the duty of the general cooperative
board an entirely distinct body, elected By the
General Assembly. Besides all this the only
change ofany consequence effected by the
constitution has been to make the cooperative
assessment a compulsory instead of voluntary
contribution, and why notl One of the main
ends of the organization is TO eetab lish oper-
alive institutions such will tend to supersede
tho wage system by the introduction of coop
erative industrial system. II knight does not
believe in that cardinal doctrine of our declara-
ton OF principles his place is outside of knight
hood"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20
Brief Mention.

At Mount Vernon a little son of Logan
Withalm got grain of coffee in his windpipe
aud choked to death.
The City Council of Clinton at the last meet
ing voted SIT, 800 in bonds for the construction
of system of water works. The bonds will
bear per cent. interest, and fall due in twenty
years.
DR.. J. F. Reid assistant State Veterinarian
who went to bingham county to look after a
lot of native cattle reported diseased with Texas
fever found that two steers had died. They
caught the disease by eating straw and stuff that
fell out of the stock cars along the railway
track in which Texas cattle were shipped.
A reunion of old settlers was held on Thurs
day at Christina Park, near Ellsworth. Tha day
was cool, and fully four thousand people assem-
bled. Old settlers present who went to
the county in 1929. Hiram Buck the presi-
dent of the day. Speeches were made by John
Casey OF Farmer City, John d. Lewis of Say
brook, James Goodheart of Bloomington. and
Congressman Rowell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-20
THE WRITER POISONING.
Testimony That Tends to Establish the Guilt
of the Woman Charged with the Crime.

DENVER, Col, Aug ia sensation was pro-
Witter who stands accused of taking the life of
her husband by slow poisoning. This is her
preliminary examination before Justice Sales,
and the trial has been in progress for three days
half dozen doctors have testified that death
was the result of arsenlcal poisoning and that
the poison must have been administered during
period covering six weeks. Mrs. Witter has
had the sympathy of the general public in the
against her, and the courtroom has been
crowded with her sympathizers, including
among them many of the best-k known ladies of
the city. Edward II. CALDWELL a druggist caused
a sensation 10 court by testifying that he had
sold Mrs. Witter posons previous to her hus-
sold her ounce of arsenic, the same being
in powdered form and Identical to the poison
found sediment in the bottom of glass of
milk which she had given her husband to drink
Such startlingly direct evidence nearly took the
breath away from every person In the court
ROOM Mrs. Witter seemed to be less excited
than any of her friends. The evidence was I'M
expected to her counsel, and he tried to break
down the testimony, but the druggist backed up
his statements by his books, which showed the
successive dates on which she had purchased
poison. She told the druggist at the time that
she wanted it to kill rats WITH and that fact was
designated the druggists books. This
seems to be the missing link In the evidence
against her. Her husband worth 800. 900.
and six weeks before his death he was in robust
health. He was then taken sick, and, despite
the care of the best physicians, he died July
3. He made his will just before he died, and
left nearly onehaf of his property to his niece,
with whom Witter charged with being
criminally intimate. Mrs. Witter has contested
this will, and has SO far been successful in her